Daiju: A short Garhwali Drama creating Awareness against Dowry or Evil of dowry

(Review of a short Garhwali drama ‘Daiju’ (1994) written by Om Prakash Semwal)      

                                                 Bhishma Kukreti      

[Notes on Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Garhwali Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;  Uttarakhandi Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;   Asian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; South Asian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; SAARC Countries Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;  Indian subcontinent Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Indian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; North Indian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Mid Himalayan Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Himalayan Dramas, stage plays against Dowry]    

दहेज़ विरोधी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी गढ़वाली नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी कुमाउनी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी उत्तराखंडी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी मध्य हिमालयी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी हिमालयी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी उत्तर भारतीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी भारतीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी भारतीय उप महाद्वीपीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी सार्क देशीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी दक्षिण एशियाई नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी एशियाई नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी अंग्रेजी नाटक लेखमाला

  There was no forced dowry system in Vedic era, Mahabharata era or even in Gupta era in India. It is complex subject to find the initiating period of forced dowry in marriages. Before independence, there was just opposite custom that boy’s parents had to offer money for bride in Garhwal.

 Worldwide there are many dramas, stage plays against dowry or showing bad effects of dowry on society as ‘The Fatal Dowry (1632, English), The dowry (a TV drama, 1953), Kalankani (Bengali drama), Ho Uzo Kedna Paloutolo (Goan) , Audal, Swayambar  (Garhwali dramas) , Dahej ki Ag(Haryanavi) etc.

    Om Prakash Semwal wrote a drama ‘Daiju’ that creates awareness of evil of dowry. The drama is idealistic and written for students. ‘Daiju’ is staged in 1994 in (Old) Chamoli Garhwal.  The drama has simple dialogues and is straight plot with less of figurative dialogues.

 There are les characters that students can stage the play showing evils of dowry.

  

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti, 23/6/2012

 Notes on Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Garhwali Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;  Uttarakhandi Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;   Asian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; South Asian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; SAARC Countries Dramas, stage plays against Dowry;  Indian subcontinent Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Indian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; North Indian Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Mid Himalayan Dramas, stage plays against Dowry; Himalayan Dramas, stage plays against Dowry  

दहेज़ विरोधी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी गढ़वाली नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी कुमाउनी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी उत्तराखंडी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी मध्य हिमालयी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी हिमालयी नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी उत्तर भारतीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी भारतीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी भारतीय उप महाद्वीपीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी सार्क देशीय नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी दक्षिण एशियाई नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी एशियाई नाटक; दहेज़ विरोधी अंग्रेजी नाटकलेखमाला जारी ....